1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 19–18 vs. Boston College
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–5
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJim Johnson
Captains
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –   8 – 3 – 1
Florida State   –   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   –   8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 4 – 1
  –   –   7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Gerry Faust and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

Notre Dame was invited to the Liberty Bowl where they faced Boston College and their prized quarterback Doug Flutie. Boston College scored first on a 13-yard touchdown pass but missed the extra point. Notre Dame came back as Allen Pinkett and Chris Smith each rushed for 100-plus yards, while Pinkett scored two touchdowns as Notre Dame beat Boston College, 19–18, to win their first bowl game since the 1979 Cotton Bowl.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 102:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 5
W 52–669,782[1]
September 172:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 4
L 23–2859,075[2]
September 249:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)No. 13
CBSL 0–2052,480[3]
October 13:30 p.m.at Colorado
KWGNW 27–352,692[4]
October 87:00 p.m.at South Carolina
W 30–674,500[5]
October 151:00 p.m.vs. Army
W 42–075,131[6]
October 222:30 p.m.USC
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 27–659,075[7]
October 2912:00 p.m.NavyNo. 19
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
W 28–1259,075[8]
November 53:45 p.m.PittsburghNo. 18
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
CBSL 16–2159,075[9]
November 121:00 p.m.at Penn State
L 30–3485,899[10]
November 1912:35 p.m.Air Force
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)
ABCL 22–2359,075[11]
December 298:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Boston College
KatzW 19–1847,071[12]

Roster

1983 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Mark Bavaro Jr
RB 28 Greg Bell Sr
QB 5 Blair Kiel Sr
RB 20 Allen Pinkett So
G 75 Larry Williams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 9 Chris Brown Sr
DT 71 Eric Dorsey So
LB 43 Rick DiBernardo So
LB 58 Tony Furjanic So
DE 78 Mike Gann Jr
DE 55 Mike Golic Jr
CB 30 Stacey Toran Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Notre Dame rolls over Purdue 52–6". News-Press. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Parker-led Michigan State startles Notre Dame". Asbury Park Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami of Florida shocks Irish". Evansville Courier & Press. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frosh QB, Pinkett pace Irish". The Grand Rapids Press. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Frosh Beuerlein leads Irish past Gamecocks". Journal and Courier. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "75,131 see Beuerlein lift ND by Army, 42–0". The Star-Ledger. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Irish in green for 27–6 rout of old rivals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Notre Dame sinks Navy". The Post-Crescent. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McCall helps Pitt throttle Irish 21–16". Star Tribune. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Strang runs Lions past Fighting Irish, 34–30". Centre Daily Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Air Force blocks field goal to beat Notre Dame". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Irish stew Eagles in B-r-r-r Bowl". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH - Football". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
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